S. 1661 · 108th Congress
Telemarketing Intrusive Practices Act of 2003
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Telemarketing Intrusive Practices Act of 2003 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission to: (1) establish and maintain for each State a list of consumers who request not to receive telephone sales calls; (2) provide notice to consumers of the establishment of such list; (3) contract with a State to establish and maintain the lists; (4) contract with a private…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Sep 25, 2003
Telemarketing Intrusive Practices Act of 2003 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission to: (1) establish and maintain for each State a list of consumers who request not to receive telephone sales calls; (2) provide notice to consumers of the establishment of such list; (3) contract with a State to establish and maintain the lists; (4) contract with a private vendor to establish and maintain the lists, if the vendor has maintained a national listing of consumers who request not to receive such calls; and (5) and charge a reasonable fee for providing the list.
Requires a telephone solicitor to maintain a list of consumers who request not to receive telephone sales calls from that particular telephone solicitor.
Prohibits a telephone solicitor from knowingly using any method to block or otherwise circumvent the use of a caller identification service or device by a consumer.
States that a violation of this Act is an unfair or deceptive trade practice of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
Permits a private right of action in State court for an action to enjoin a violation of this Act.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Telemarketing Intrusive Practices Act of 2003
Latest action (Sep 25, 2003): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 25, 2003
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No recorded floor vote found.